製せい鉄てつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

製鉄する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

iron manufacturing; ironmaking

Refers to the industrial process of producing iron, typically from iron ore. Often used in technical, economic, or historical contexts.

〈場ば所しょ〉で製せい鉄てつを行おこなうto carry out ironmaking at 〈場所〉
この地ち方ほうでは古ふるくから製せい鉄てつを行おこなってきた。
Ironmaking has been carried out in this region since ancient times.
製せい鉄てつ技ぎ術じゅつironmaking technology
日本にほんの製せい鉄てつ技ぎ術じゅつは世せ界かい的てきに高たかく評ひょう価かされている。
Japan's ironmaking technology is highly regarded around the world.

製せい鋼こう
製鉄 covers the whole process of producing iron from ore, while 製鋼 refers specifically to the later step of turning that iron into steel.

鉄てっ鋼こうN1
製鉄 is the verb-like process of making iron, whereas 鉄鋼 is a noun for the finished material 'iron and steel' itself, so they are easily confused despite sounding similar.
製せい鋼こう
製鉄 refers to making iron from ore, while 製鋼 refers specifically to making steel, often from that iron, and the two terms are easily confused because of their similar form and industrial context.
製せい鉄てつ所じょ
製鉄 refers to the process or industry of iron manufacturing, while 製鉄所 is the actual physical plant where that manufacturing takes place.

Compound of 製 (sei, 'manufacture') and 鉄 (tetsu, 'iron'). The reading せいてつ follows standard on'yomi.